Fireplace Ideas For Your Next Home Design

Are you lucky enough to have a living room with a fireplace? Do you have a mantle to decorate for every season? Or a man-made focal point for the great room? It's easy to make fireplaces look traditional and slightly dull, but it's also easy to create a slick,contemporary space to match the rest of your house with. Take a look at 5 of our favorite modern living room with fireplace ideas and hopefully they'll inspire your own space!

Sideline Electric Fireplace

Keep yourself warm during cold weather and add a hint of sophistication to your home with the Touchstone Sideline 50 Recessed Electric Heater Fireplace.

This unit features two heat settings and five flame settings. The temperature options are high and low, and they can be adjusted to your preference. The fireplace can be switched to high to keep you warm during the winter, or it can be set on low to provide ample heat without being too hot. The electronic unit also emits authentic-looking flames with different fire levels, ranging from a soft ember glow to a strong blaze. The fiery light adds a crisp, relaxing vibe during dark winter days, keeping you warm and cozy at home. Both the heat and flame settings can be operated through a remote control. (Batteries are not included in this package.)

The Sideline fireplace has several configurations to match your desired temperature and atmosphere. It features dual modes that allow you to operate the fireplace with or without heat, allowing you to add ambiance to a room without adding warmth. A built-in timer allows you to shut the unit off after a set period of time, from 30 minutes to 7.5 hours. Touchstone Fireplace is designed for recessed wall placement. The 50-inch electric fireplace boasts an elegant black frame that evokes a contemporary look. It can be installed in living rooms, bedrooms, offices, and more. The unit can heat a room as large as 400 square feet and operates on 1,500 watts with a voltage of 120.

The set includes faux logs and crystals to create a genuine fireplace feel. Easy-to-follow instructions are included to help homeowners install the unit on their own. **Note: Customer images shown vary in application, lighting, and room placement. Fireplace flame effect may vary depending on room lighting.

Sleek and Traditional

Create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home with the Ameriwood Home Farmington Electric Fireplace TV Console. The Console includes a remote controlled 23” electric fireplace insert that gives a realistic glow of a wood burning flame without all the cleanup and work of a wood burning fireplace. This fireplace will heat up a room up to 400 sq. ft. to the perfect temperature from 72° to 82° or use it to create a relaxing ambiance with its multiple light settings without the heat option. The LED light source boast up to 50,000 hours of life for a fireplace that will last for years to come.

The weathered medium brown finish emulates the color and texture of an old wooden barn giving this piece a cozy feel. The fireplace doesn't take up a large portion of the room but rather hides in a small nook while giving off lots of comfy, homey vibes. We love how the chocolate brown panels create an easy focal point as the rest of the room lays soft and casual.

Unexpected and Interesting

The fireplace sits in a wall that is the focus of the entire space. It's smooth and bright, and an artistic way to create a functional piece. The horizontal shape of the opening is unique and slick and adds a bit of modern flair to a trendy, upbeat space.

You can always try something a bit outside-the-box. Part of a modern style is the way you mix the old and the new to create something all your own. The fireplace come together to make a space with lots of personality and original pizazz. The Pleasant Hearth 20 in. Electric Fireplace Logs can be inserted into any fireplace, replacing existing wood grate, gas grate, burner or log set. Easy to install, this unit plugs into any 120 volt outlet to bring you the look, sound and feel of a real fire in a safe and clean alternative. Complete the look with the Pleasant Hearth Grate Front GF-20 (sold separately).

The muted colors add to a clean palette feel while make the large pieces, like the fireplace, decor all its own. These electric logs can be integrated seamlessly with any fireplace, replacing an existing wood grate, gas grate, burner, or log set.

• Real wood American Birch logs , Wattage – 1350 watts
• Realistic randomly glowing ember bed
• Quick and easy installation – plugs into any 120 volt outlet
• Realistic crackling sound
• Insert into any fireplace
• Replaces existing wood grate, burner, or log set

Fresh and Surprising and Different

This portable fire tabletop fueled by smokeless, odorless, rubbing alcohol can be used indoor or outdoor. This Fireplace will make any space the place to be. It is light and easy to transport so you can move it anywhere. You could use this small personal fireplace to add warmth and ambience to your desk, side table in your living room, centerpiece for your main dining table, or anywhere outdoors. Quick and easy to use with no mess, or clean-up. Easy to light and extinguish. No better way to spend time with family and friends than sitting around a real fire

• CLEAN BURNING FUEL: Use Only 70%, 91% or greater Iso-propyl alcohol as fuel. DO NOT use Bio Fuel recommended or suggested by amazon, it will not work! If you want to turn on the fire pit on a windy day, turn it on for 1 minute inside the home, turn it off and take it to the desired place and turn it on again!
• CAPACITY: This flame lasts approximately 40 – 50 minutes (depending on room temperature and climate). Please remember not to ever pour/refill fuel onto open fire or when burner/fireplace is not cool to touch.

Freestanding Electric Stove

How wonderful it is to have a fire crackling, warming up the room and making you feel cozy. But what if your home doesn't come with an in-wall fireplace? Instead of going without this comforting feeling altogether, there's now solutions for those who want that realistic look as well as warmth! These excellent electric fireplace heater options can give off all the features of having a real wood burning flame – from logs on show which create soothing sounds when they're lit plus subtle flickering embers; so perfect for winding down after work or kicking back at Christmas time. The best part about these heaters are their practicality: no more dangers like opening up windows because smoke detectors go haywire in bedrooms (ahem).

• There’s no better feeling than relaxing by the fireplace on a cold, winter evening as you sip a steaming cup of hot cocoa. Stay warm this winter with the efficient 4,777 BTU heat output of a TURBRO Suburbs electric stove.
• Create a charming fireside environment without the mess and smoke of a real fire. The flame effect can be turned on separately from the heat to help you set the mood when the heater is not needed.
• The heating element is located on the bottom so the body of the stove is always cool to the touch, no matter how long it has been running.
• Simply flip the switch to turn on the heating element, turn the knob to your desired temperature, and your room will start heating up in seconds.
• Overheating protection automatically shuts the heater off if the internal temperature gets too hot. The TURBRO Suburbs heater is CSA certified to be safe for use in North America.